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At this point, I would say Hamilton is more valuable than Duchene. Duchene grades out as a good #2 Center whereas Hamilton grades out as a #1 Defenseman. Hamilton is also on a great contract, is 2 years younger than Duchene, and had more points last season (50) as a defenseman than Duchene (41) as a center. Hamilton is just starting to emerge as a potential elite defenseman in the league, and made up the best pairing in the NHL statistically last season with Mark Giordano. I can't see Calgary trading him, especially with their depth at Center already with Monahan, Backlund, Bennett and Stajan.